College Football 2010

For the love of God and all things Holy, fall couldn't get here soon enough. College Football needs to start and it needs to start soon. I can't begin to describe the anxiety of it all. Is that strange or sick in any sort of way? Not any worse than the strange people that can't decide between Team Jacob or Team Edward.

College Football has many fans. Let me re-phrase that, a s*** load of fans. Different schools, different conferences, different states. So, with all that you get different people. Vastly different people. I've had the chance to meet quite a few over the years and I can tell you that we all come from different walks of life.

Fandom. It's a strange thing. Say the wrong thing about the wrong school around the wrong guy and you're looking at a bad ass whooping. I've seen it happen. Hell, I've been that guy. I dont' take it that far, anymore. But there are still people out there that view it that way. Kind of life or death.

So, let's get ready for the season. Fire up the grill. Get your favorite game day shirt out. (I know I have mine.) Start prepping your liver. Get the defribulator certified to work. Tech fans know what I'm talking about. Start doing nice things for your spouse. You know she's going to hate you before Bowl Season gets here. It's the way it works. Sorry honey. I love you and I promise I'll finish all those honey-do's.....

Wreck Em Tech and Get Your Guns Up!!

It's almost time again....

Well, it's always almost time for this. Riding season is officially about to make a turn and be upon us. I don't stop riding during the winter months, I'm blessed to have decent weather most of the time, or really thick skin. Whatever it is, I'm thankful. Anyway, I have a couple of trips planned for this year.

Coming up in a few days, I'll make my annual trip on our Stag Run to Del Rio, Texas and Ciudad Acuna Mexico. This is always a good trip and a good ride. I get to hang out with my fellow brothers and see all of my dear friends. Especially the old grey beards. The wisdom and scooter knowledge of these oldtimers is crazy! They have the best stories and they never get old. The trip is only 230+ miles one way, but it's a beautiful ride. We leave Midland and go thru Stiles down to Big Lake and head to Ozona from there. After leaving Ozona, we take our time going towards Devil's River and finally into Comstock where we meet up with other chapters from New Mexico and Colorado. From there we ride into Del Rio to the campgrounds. After that, it's all lies and tall tales from everybody.

This would be a part of Devils River that we cross sorta kinda. It's a little farther down the road from us, but generaly the same scenery. We usually stop, weather permitting, and get our feet wet.

This is Del Rio on Lake Amistad. Great place to fish and hang out. Great place to ride around too. During the spring, it can be 100+ while riding, everyonce in a while you will cross a low spot in the highway and catch the low temperature from the water. It will give you some serious chills.

Courthouse in Stiles, TX. Great place to stop and check out. The road has a little bit of twist to it on the way in and makes for a good ride on the way to Big Lake.

The next trip that I have planned is in April. I'll be attending the Laughlin River Run with some friends from work. This is going to be a great ride. 1000 miles one way. That's the way I like to do it. I plan on getting my "1000 IN 24" on the way back. Here's hoping that actually pans out for me. We will be leaving Midland on April 21 heading to Albequerque NM to meet up with some more people. The plan is to spend the night there and head out to Laughlin in the morning. After that, I have no plans at all but to hit every watering hole on the way there. Should be plenty.

http://www.laughlinriverrun.com/

I'll also be making a sidetrip to hit California. Not really far into California, just enough to take my picture at the state line. The rest of the trip will involve a lot more riding for me. I'm going to head to the Hoover Dam one day and check that place out. It's supposed to be an amazing work of engineering and I can see why from some of the pictures. I'd also like to hit the Grand Canyon one day while we are there. But, the biggest adventure is going to Henderson, NV to see some old friends of ours. This should make for a good set of Spring Trips to set up Sturgis this year. I'm trying like crazy to knock most of these outta the park early. I'll be heading back from Laughlin solo around 5:00 AM on the 25th and hauling ass to Midland.

I'll be making this trip on ol' reliable. My 2007 Softail Springer Classic. This is my first running Harley and I plan on riding her pretty hard on this trip. She can handle it no problem. I'll be making this trip with 16" Nash Gimp Hangers and no windshield. Call me old fashion. I'll have my saddle bags on with some tools, extra clothes, and something to drink along the way. I'll carry a sissybar bag also. That should have some extra clothes and whatever else I might need. This should be a pretty good trip.

Blog Trash

I find it kind of sick that there is somebody trolling my blog leaving hateful remarks, making threats at my family, and other such business. Obviously, this person is from Midland or has ties to Midland. This person is also wanting to fight me for some reason I've yet to grasp. I'm a member of doubletnation and frequent the website often. This person has made it a daily ritual to leave comments about me and my family. I won't post them due to their offensive and racial nature.

Bring it on. Your last few comments that haven't been published have left me laughing. You don't know me from a hole in the wall. If this is "Jason White" or any other anonymous person making these remarks, you're in for trouble. I know you'll never show or make an attempt, but I wanted to make it obvious to you that I'm ready and waiting. Nothing would please me more than to meet you face to face and settle this little dispute. Keep commenting on my blog, I'm reading them. Laughing at your lack of self respect and maturity. We can dance if you want to, but you will be dissapointed with the outcome.

Viva la Mexico! Ciudad Acuna!

This are some pictures from our run to Del Rio / Acuna back in March 09. Just thought I would share because I found them on the computer today. The Stag Run is always a good time and I enjoy the time spent with my fellow brothers.

In front of Jessie Billiards with an Ice Cold Tecate and a shot of tequilla that I have obviously hid in my pants for some reason. What the hell?

Hookers! I'm that naive that I didn't even know. My Castillian Spanish is excellent, Tex-Mex not so much. So the fact that they where negotiating a price and I was ordering a beer didn't work out so well. $25.00 for a Tecate was a little steep considering I had just payed 50 cents for one around the corner at Jessie's.

Pictures of Colter Fall 2009

It's been a whirlwind couple of months for all of us. I haven't had a lot of time to post anything on here due to the fact that our life has been pretty crazy lately. With work, Cheryl and Colter, the club, and College Football I tend to forget just about everything. Anyway, here are some pictures of Colter from the past few months. He will be 6 months old around Thanksgiving. Time has really flown by!!

Here is a picture of Colter during the Red River Rivalry. We don't normally allow Burnt Orange in my house but we made an exception this one time. The deal is, Colter's Uncle Cory is attending UT and will soon be graduating. Cory and Allison got Colter this shirt for the game so we thought that we would let him wear it this one time. You will see what happened later on.....

Obviously, Colter wasn't a big fan of UT or OU at this time. Which Cheryl and I had nothing to do with. He made this decision on his own. From what I can gather, he wasn't to excited about the "stellar" play by either team. His Dad can totally agree with that.

Here, Colter and I are discussing the finer points of the spread offense and the whole Mike Leach system. The fact that my 5 month old has a pretty good grasp on the concept speaks highly of Cheryl and myself's parenting skills. Not only is he the best looking kid ever, he is intelligent to boot!! I give props to his mom on this one.

In this photo, Colter is explaing why having a 2 back set is somewhat beneficial and somewhat hindering at the same time. While there are 2 running backs behind the line of scrimmage, that won't always keep the defensive backs honest with their intentions. You can use them to pick up a blitz or surge out for a swing pass, but the DB doesn't have to give up his position / look before the play is in motion. I'm so impressed with my son's extensive knowledge of football at his age that I........

eat his foot. That's all I can think to do at this point. Although I'm very proud of my son and his ability to understand the game of football, I'm a little worried that he will get a grasp on it and start telling me what's going on rather than the other way around. Fun to think about yet a little scary at the same time.

Here we are discussing the inner-workings of the internal combustion engine. In particular the Harley Davidson V-Twin. To make it even more complicated we have narrowed it down to the 74" Panhead. He has yet again baffled me with his brilliance. Proud father to say the least.....

Colter is only about 4 months old in this picture but he knows what he likes. At the rate he's growing we should have one big and healthy boy on our hands. The thought of the grocery bill is making me think I might need a second job to support his eating habits.

Quality father-son time. He likes to be tossed in the air for long periods of time. To the point my arms are like rubberbands. He also likes to scare other family members when we do this......

We call this one the "upside down baby". You can tell by the look on his face that this is probably in his top 5 Favorite Things. He will giggle and laugh for hours on end. I know, you are jealous of me and the fact that my son is super awesome.

Music, I'm going there with this post.

My musical tastes vary. Blues, Metal, Country, Texas Country, and Rock. That's in no particular order. Well, it kind of is but itsn't at the same time.

What I'm hoping to do here is maybe open some eyes to different talent that you may not have ever heard of. There is a possiblity that you haven't heard everything that is available to your specific genre. These are in no specific order.

Blues - Smokin Joe Kubek, Tab Benoit, Freddie King, Wes Jeans, Dave Hole, Walter Trout, Muddy Waters, Derek Trucks Band, Gov't Mule, Louisiana Red, Buddy Guy, Canned Heat, Back Door Slam, Eric Sardinas, North Mississippi Allstars, Poppa Chubby, Coco Montoya, Rob Orlemans, Albert Cummings, Anthony Gomes Band, Charlie Musselwhite, Chigger Red, Chris Duarte, Eric Jerardi Band, Joe Bonamassa, Mississippi Heat, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Hill Country Review, Stony Curtis Band, Tinsley Ellis, Watermelon Slim, Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Eric Clapton yada yada yada.

and I just decided that I'm going to have to get my ipod to complete this post. There is entirely to much music and my brain can't bring up all the artist.

To Be Continued......

David Allan Coe in all his wisdom......

This song was written by David Allan Coe many years ago. Some people like him and some people don't. I personally don't have a problem with the guy and I love some of his older tunes. I almost want to dedicate this song to my wife because she gets "it".

Panheads Forever - David Allan Coe

She's hard to get started
She's always so cold
In the mornings I find her -
She's looking so old
There's so many miles
I've been down that road once or twice
She's not much to look at
When we ride thru town
But I know when the chips fall
She won't let me down
She knows how to run
And she don't run around on her man

She's a high flyin' lady
She takes me where I want to be
There's no other woman
Standing between her and me
I'll always be faithful
And keep her 'til the end of time
God knows I'll always love
That old Panhead of mine

I've seen fancy dressers
And they've caught my eye
I rode'em to ride'em
Then I told them goodbye
I flirted with Low Riders
Sportsters and Shovelheads too
I cussed her and beat her
And kicked her to just get her started
A couple of times
God knows I'll always love
That old Panhead of mine.

If you are a true Harley Enthusiast you should have tears in your eyes right now.......